Park in the City Committee

Mandate

The Committee’s mandate is to encourage environmental responsibility, city wide beautification, promote recreation and active transportation usage and civic pride through community action. The Committee advises City Council on issues regarding its mandate.

Purpose

To promote and carry out the mandate through the identification and active promotion of various initiatives related to environmental responsibilities, beautification and recreational and active transportation usage.

Provide support for local walking/cycling groups, schools, interest groups and other city based agencies.

Actively engage the community through the development of partnerships with various organizations to promote their mandate.

Ad-Hoc Committees may be formed to deal with specific initiatives identified by the Committee.

Vision

It is the vision of the Committee to achieve a clean and safe city that contains attractive gardens, streetscapes and gateways and to encourage stewardship of natural resources in terms of conservation, recycling and planning. The Committee also has a focus to encourage the usage of trails and bikeways.

The Park in the City Committee is an appointed Committee of City Council that meets monthly to discuss issues that fit within their mandate. The Committee is made up of community volunteers residing in the City of Niagara Falls and two City Councillors. Residents apply for membership every four years. The Committee is administered by a City Staff Liaison. To contact the Park in the City Committee, please email jguarasci@niagarafalls.ca or call 905 356 7521 extension 3341.